Doodling

OH so glad to be back to school and work and normal life! This week's class was.... sad to say it, but... pretty not enjoyable. We had a guess lecturer.... a very, very intense one. A PR veteran whose been in the business for 30 something years. I usually love guest lecturers, but this one had me doodling flowers on my paper 1/2 way through her lecture. She definitely knew what she was talking about, and was definitely quite passionate about it, I just wasn't that interested in the topics she chose to discuss (e.g. how to write queries and then follow up on them by either "email and snail mail or email and phone calls approximately 2-4 days later, leaving no more than 2 voicemail messages"). I don't know, maybe I am just not that interested in journalism, advertising, and PR stuff. Although a little bored by her lecture, I was happy to hear her mention how hungry the news is for health promotion and disease prevention. She also mentioned two prominent issues in public health-- sensitivity and privacy. These are two very important issues to consider when dealing with public health and behavior modification. She told us to be "media hounds" and shamed us for not being totally caught up on all the news and everything that is happening around us. Does she remember what it's like to be in school and work?? I'd love to be more aware of the worldly news and all that’s happening around me, but I have classes and work and a thesis that takes up most of my free time. Most of the time my head is stuck in a HP book or journal article. Maybe I'll try and squeeze a little news time into my schedule, but I don't think I'll ever be the hound she would like me to be. Anyways, although I wasn't that interested in the lecture, I did learn the basics of PR and what it entails. It also made me realize how much I enjoy our class discussions and Dr. Engelberg's lectures --which are always very interesting and also very funny!